Finale

proprietary music notation software developed and released by MakeMusic
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Finale

Summary

Finale is a scorewriter[1]. Finale draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (scorewriter category, ranking #3 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • Finale's instance of is recorded as scorewriter[3].
  • Finale's developer is recorded as MakeMusic, Inc.[4].
  • Finale's copyright license is recorded as shareware[5].
  • Finale's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[6].
  • Finale's operating system is recorded as macOS[7].
  • Finale's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[8].
  • Finale's software version identifier is recorded as 27[9].
  • Finale's software version identifier is recorded as 26[10].
  • Finale's software version identifier is recorded as 25[11].
  • Finale is used for music[12].
  • Finale's input device is recorded as musical keyboard[13].
  • Finale's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[14].
  • Finale's input device is recorded as computer mouse[15].
  • 1988 marks the founding of Finale[16].
  • Finale's has edition or translation is recorded as Finale Allegro 2007[17].
  • Finale's has edition or translation is recorded as Finale 2009[18].
  • Finale's official website is recorded as http://www.finalemusic.com/[19].
  • Finale's readable file format is recorded as compressed MusicXML[20].
  • Finale's readable file format is recorded as MusicXML[21].
  • Finale's readable file format is recorded as Finale file format family[22].
  • Finale's readable file format is recorded as Enigma Binary File 1[23].
  • Finale's readable file format is recorded as Enigma Binary File 2[24].
  • Finale's readable file format is recorded as Finale Performance Assessment[25].
  • Finale's readable file format is recorded as Finale Notation File 2014+[26].
  • Finale's writable file format is recorded as Finale file format family[27].

Why It Matters

Finale draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (scorewriter category, ranking #3 of 18).[2] Finale has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Finale is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . finalemusic.com. finalemusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . finalemusic.com. finalemusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . finalemusic.com. finalemusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website
    Has edition or translation Finale Allegro 2007, Finale 2009
    Developer
    Writable file format Finale file format family, Enigma Binary File 1, Enigma Binary File 2 +2
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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